The more I've heard about Diablo Cody's Sweet Valley High movie adaptation, the clearer it's become that she's the perfect person to bring Francine Pascal's YA series to the big screen. Since landing the project back in 2009, Cody's described her approach as a "sharp comedy/satire" that will "[be] to the ’80s what American Graffiti…
Read MoreWe haven't seen a feature from screenwriter from Diablo Cody since 2009's tepidly received Jennifer's Body, but next month's Young Adult kicks off a series of interesting projects Cody's got on her slate. In a pair of recent interviews, Cody touched upon two very different ones: the Evil Dead remake from writer-director Fede Alvarez (which…
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Earlier this week it was reported that Universal was in final talks to acquire the rights to 152-book series Sweet Valley High for Academy Award winning screenwriter Diablo Cody to adapt to the big screen. At the time, I wasn't at all excited about the potential project as the source material just doesn't appeal to…
Read MoreUniversal is in discussions to acquire the rights to 152-book series Sweet Valley High with Diablo Cody attached to adapt the franchise for the big screen. Cody apparently grew up on the series, and developed a take on the property. According to HeatVision, the package was taken around town last week and spawned a bidding…
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